Hitler Museum Bomb Plot

Hitler Museum Bomb Plot

In an attempt to assassinate Hitler, a Nazi officer named Rudolf-Christoph von Gersdorff hid two timebombs in his jacket and led Hitler on a tour of a museum. Hitler raced through the museum and left before the bombs exploded. Rudolf therefore had to rush to the bathroom, where he defused the bombs "at the last second."

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